Instrumentals:

Description

Traversing the popular and the serious, Arthur composed ‘Instrumentals’ in 1974, inspired by the photography of his Buddhist teacher, Yuko Nonomura, as Arthur described, ‘I was awakened, or re-awakened to the bright-sound and magical qualities of the bubblegum and easy-listening currents in American popular music’. Initially intended to be performed in one 48 hour cycle, ‘Instrumentals’ was in fact only performed a handful of times as a work in progress. ‘Instrumentals Vol. 2’ is a moving, deeply pastoral work performed by the CETA Orchestra and conducted by Julius Eastman. Also included are two of Arthur’s most elusive compositions, ‘Reach One’, and ‘Sketch for Face of Helen’.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Instrumentals Volume 1 (Part 1) – Arthur Russell (5.17)
2. Instrumentals Volume 1 (Part 2) – Arthur Russell (1.55)
3. Instrumentals Volume 1 (Part 3) – Arthur Russell (1.12)
4. Instrumentals Volume 1 (Part 4) – Arthur Russell (5.42)
5. Instrumentals Volume 1 (Part 5) – Arthur Russell (2.39)
6. Instrumentals Volume 1 (Part 6) – Arthur Russell (2.11)
7. Instrumentals Volume 1 (Part 7) – Arthur Russell (2.34)
8. Instrumentals Volume 1 (Part 8) – Arthur Russell (0.55)
9. Instrumentals Volume 1 (Part 9) – Arthur Russell (2.03)
10. Instrumentals Volume 1 (Part 10) – Arthur Russell (0.31)
Disc 2
1. Instrumentals Volume 2 (Part 1) – Arthur Russell (6.33)
2. Instrumentals Volume 2 (Part 2) – Arthur Russell (9.57)
3. Instrumentals Volume 2 (Part 3) – Arthur Russell (6.45)
4. Instrumentals Volume 2 (Part 4) – Arthur Russell (5.18)
5. Instrumentals Volume 2 (Part 5) – Arthur Russell (2.36)
6. Sketch for Face of Helen – Arthur Russell (9.43)
7. Reach One – Arthur Russell (16.30)